Today's Pics Dec. 13

[Vance]

Giving a shot at this...

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An Iraqi woman looks at a female U.S. soldier riding a U.S. military vehicle after a suspect package was found in Baghdad December 13, 2003. Photo by Zohra Bensemra/*******

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An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps member, securing a gas station, helps a driver to push his car forward as the line moves waiting for gasoline in Baghdad, Friday Dec. 12, 2003. Iraq (news - web sites), which has the world's second largest oil reserves, imposed petrol rationing as it stepped up efforts to deal with a shortage of fuel. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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Commander of the coalition forces in Iraq (news - web sites), Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez gestures during a press conference in Baghdad, Saturday Dec 13, 2003. Sanchez said the U.S.-led coalition will reconsider the pay scale for members of the new Iraqi army after about half of the recruits deserted. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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A U.S. soldier and Iraqi police secure the area after a suspect package was found in Baghdad, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, outside United Nations (news - web sites) Development Program building. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A U.S. soldier secures the area after a suspect package was found in Baghdad, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, outside the United Nations (news - web sites) Development Program building. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A U.S. army soldier guards outside the Convention Center during a protest by former employees of the Iraqi government, demanding their salaries, in Baghdad December 13, 2003. The sign in the background display one of thoughts of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), reading 'Discipline starts on the street and continues in the battlefield.' *******/Akram Saleh

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Retired officers of the Iraqi army protest outside the British army headquarters demanding their pensions in the southern city of Basra, some 600 km from Baghdad, December 13, 2003. *******/Atef Hassan

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Retired officers of the Iraqi army set fire to barricades at the entrance of the British army headquarters during a protest demanding their pensions, in the southern city of Basra, some 600 km from Baghdad, December 13, 2003. *******/Atef Hassan

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South Korean protesters march during a protest against the government's decision to send troops to Iraq (news - web sites). Hundreds of activists took to the streets of Seoul to protest against the troop deployment and the US occupation of the Middle East country.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

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An Iraqi lies dead on the floor after he was killed by US soldiers. The soldiers said the man had opened fire on them from a car that was driven by another Iraqi. The captured Iraqi said the shots were fired in the air in celebration after the two attended a wedding.(AFP/Mauricio Lima)

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Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) examine a suspected Fedayeen killed during a shootout with the U.S. soldiers in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, early Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. One suspected Fedayeen was killed and another arrested in the shootout in Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s volatile hometown.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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An Iraqi man salutes a US soldier on patrol in the southern city of Nasiriyah. US soldiers gunned down an Iraqi man in fallen dictator Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit -- saying he opened fire on them from a car just outside a US military base.(AFP/Abdelhak Senna)

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US soldiers secure the perimeter of Baghdad's Zoo during a search for a weapon cache. More deadly violence has hit Iraq (news - web sites) as US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) said he thinks Halliburton overcharged for work it did in Iraq and should refund the money.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

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Iraqi employees of al-Doura power plant repair a turbine in Baghdad Saturday, Dec. 13 2003. The dilapidated al-Doura plant provides most of the electricity to the Iraqi capital. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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A U.S. soldier argues with an Iraqi boy while securing the area after a suspicious package was found in Baghdad, December 13, 2003. A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi were killed and the fortified headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad was attacked on Friday, as Britain's top envoy to Iraq (news - web sites) warned more major suicide bombings were inevitable. *******/Zohra Bensemra

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U.S. army helicopters hover near the Iraqi town of Mosul, some 420kms north of Baghdad, December 12, 2003. *******/Akram Saleh

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Do you feel lucky....punk?


An Iraqi policeman aims his handgun at a driver who did not stop his car on first warning, while a U.S. soldier looks on at a checkpoint in Baghdad, December 13, 2003. A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi were killed and the fortified headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad was attacked on Friday, as Britain's top envoy to Iraq (news - web sites) warned more major suicide bombings were inevitable. *******/Ali Jasim

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A handcuffed Iraqi suspect lies on the floor inside a US HMVV vehicle after a confrontation with a foot patrol from the 1-22 Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division in a street 500m from Saddam's 'Birthday Palace', in Tikrit, 180 kms (110 miles) north of Baghdad, early 13 December 2003. The soldiers that they killed another Iraqi who opened fire on them from a car driven by the arrested Iraqi, who was immediately arrested. The captured Iraqi claimed that the shots were fired in the air in celebration after the two attended a wedding.(AFP/Mauricio Lima)

How did I do? :D

[Vance]

Now on to the rest of the Middle East...


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Demonstrators spraypaint political grafitti onto a styrofoam replica of a separation barrier Israel is building around parts of Jerusalem and the West Bank, during an organized protest, in the Aram neighborhood of East Jerusalem, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Some critics of the barrier project claim the choices about where to put the barrier unfairly separate Palestinians from their land. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Palestinian, Israeli, and international demonstrators march during an organized protest against the separation barrier Israel is building around parts of Jerusalem and the West Bank, in the Aram neighborhood of East Jerusalem, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Some critics of the barrier project claim the choices about where to put the barrier unfairly separate Palestinians from their land. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Masked militants of Al Aqsa Martyrs' brigades, a violent group loosely linked with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) faction, backdropped by a picture of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian uprising leader with Fatah currently in an Israeli jail and an unidentified Palestinian woman, hold their rifles as they ride atop a vehicle during a demonstration in Gaza City, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Some 6,000 supporters of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, including more than 1,000 masked gunmen, some of whom carried rocket launchers, denounced the 'Geneva Accord,'' a peace agreement recently reached by unofficial Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Palestinian, Israeli, and international demonstrators break down a styrofoam replica of a separation barrier Israel is building around parts of Jerusalem and the West Bank, during an organized protest, in the Aram neighborhood of East Jerusalem, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Some critics of the barrier project claim the choices about where to put the barrier unfairly separate Palestinians from their land. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Masked militants from The Al-Aqsa brigade, a link of Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) movement, brandish their weapons during a demonstration to support the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, in Gaza City December 13, 2003. *******/Jerry Lampen

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Militants of Al Aqsa Martyrs' brigades, a violent group loosely linked with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) faction, seen on the posters bottom, hold their rifles during a demonstration in Gaza City, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Some 6,000 supporters of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, including more than 1,000 masked gunmen, some of whom carried rocket launchers, denounced the 'Geneva Accord,'' a peace agreement recently reached by unofficial Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Supporters and militants, some of them masked and armed, of Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent group loosely linked with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) faction, march during a demonstration in Gaza City, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Some 6,000 supporters of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, including more than 1,000 masked gunmen, some of whom carried rocket launchers, denounced the 'Geneva Accord,'' a peace agreement recently reached by unofficial Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Masked militants from The Al-Aqsa brigade, a link of Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) movement, brandish their weapons during a demonstration to support Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, in Gaza City December 13, 2003. *******/Jerry Lampen

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Masked militants from The Al-Aqsa brigade, a link of Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) movement, brandish their weapons during a demonstration to support Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, in Gaza City December 13, 2003. *******/Jerry Lampen

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Armed members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades demonstrate in Gaza City. The autonomous militant group that is linked to Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) movement demanded the release of prisoners from Israeli jails.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)

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A member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades hold an anti-Israeli demonstration in Gaza City. Low-level Israeli-Palestinian violence continued with a Palestinian student shot dead and Israeli forces on high alert around Tel Aviv.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)

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An Israeli soldier checks cars at a checkpoint near Tel Aviv. Israeli police reinforced security in the Tel Aviv area and the coastal plain near the West Bank after a threat of an attack in the area.(AFP/File/Sven Nackstrand)

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Fatah (news - web sites) leader Marwan Barghuti raises his hands as he is brought into a court in Jerusalem. Barghuti's wife Fadwa has requested a Jordanian medical team to check up on her husband's declining health.(AFP/File/Gali Tibbon)

Must be Jihad day or something.

[Operation Ivy]

Good Job woot ....but no Tank pics!!!!! :( u lose :D

[Guttorm]

I've always thought that if the case you are fighting for, means you have to hide your face to avoid prosecution... You're fighting for the wrong case.

[uri]

I've always thought that if the case you are fighting for, means you have to hide your face to avoid prosecution... You're fighting for the wrong case.

good point.

[Marmot1]

So all AT police AT teams fight for the wrong cause??? c`mon west bank is so invigilated by the israelis that they need to cover face to protect family...ie family house that might be bouldozed by IDF...

[Bulkowski]

Here is Hafeez, sporting the new Terrorist face mask. Why go for a ski mask when you can wear this flashy number!
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[Javehn]

God damnit , unbellivable .. Where the hell you taking those ideas from ?

One thing , again Anti - Israel propaganda .
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This have nothing to do with the security barrier Israel builds . Israel build electronic fence security , not "Wall" (or apartehid wall as some people like to call it ) ... Those cubicals put in places where there is proximity between jews and palestinian , to prevent arms fire from arab to jewish territories .

Second , i thought in U.S army it's forbidden to put women in first line combat positions (1-st picture ) ?

[Loco]

I've always thought that if the case you are fighting for, means you have to hide your face to avoid prosecution... You're fighting for the wrong case.
...the wrong case it mean sometines you´re in a very weak position, not that your ideas are wrong. But even there are policemen officers hiding their faces patrolling the streets, today in Irak...and in Europe.

[Deuterium]

God damnit , unbellivable .. Where the hell you taking those ideas from ?

One thing , again Anti - Israel propaganda .
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This have nothing to do with the security barrier Israel builds . Israel build electronic fence security , not "Wall" (or apartehid wall as some people like to call it ) ... Those cubicals put in places where there is proximity between jews and palestinian , to prevent arms fire from arab to jewish territories .

Second , i thought in U.S army it's forbidden to put women in first line combat positions (1-st picture ) ?

Combat MOSs(jobs) yes, frontlines, no.

[He219]

Nice job, Vance!
:D



Did somebody say 'No Tanks'? ;)


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Parked tanks and heavy artillery from Panjshir valley are seen Saturday, Dec 13, 2003 at Afghan Military college in Kabul, Afghanistan. Tanks and rockets and heavy artillery were handed over by Afghan Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim, who is also one of the country's most powerful warlords, a fresh step toward disarming the unruly factions that have fed more than 20 years of war. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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An Afghan soldier is seen amid Russian-made tanks arrived from Panjshir valley, Saturday, Dec 13, 2003 at Afghan Military college in Kabul, Afghanistan. Tanks and rockets and heavy artillery were handed over by Afghan Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim, who is also one of the country's most powerful warlords, a fresh step toward disarming the unruly factions that have fed more than 20 years of war. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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Soldiers of the Afghan National Army guard missiles that arrived from the Panjshir valley, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the Afghan Military college in Kabul, Afghanistan. Tanks, rockets and heavy artillery were handed over by Afghan Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim, who is also one of the country's most powerful warlords, a fresh step toward disarming the unruly factions that have fought for more than 20 years. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)


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Soldiers of the Afghan National Army patrol on an armored personnel carrier in the vicinity of the Loya Jirga, a grand council to discuss a draft for the future constitution of Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government is taking extra security measures to ensure peace during the Loya Jirga. (AP Photo/Amir Shah)

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U.S. soldiers from 10th Mountain Division patrol along a mountain side in Afghanistan's Shkin area, close to the Pakistani border, December 11, 2003. The division conducts patrols as part of Operation Mountain Avalanche. The United States has described the operation in pursuit of Islamic militants as the largest yet launched in Afghanistan. Photo taken December 11. *******/Handout

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Georgian soldiers taking part in a U.S. anti-terrorism program participates in a graduation ceremony in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. The battalion was the fourth class to graduate from the training program intended to help this former Soviet republic root out Islamic militants. The program is part of the global counterterrorism effort that Washington launched after the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)


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Georgian soldiers from the 111th Light Infantry Battalion march past the reviewing stand during their graduation ceremony in downtown Tbilisi.

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Captain Lasha Beridze salutes his soldiers as he reviews the battalion in Republic Square.

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Maj. Charles A. Western, task force commander, and his interpreter Maiko Siprashvili speak to the crowd in Republic Square as President Nino Burjanadze looks on.

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Georgian Interim President Nino Burdzhanadze, flanked by her son Revaz, attends a graduation ceremony of a Georgian battalion taking part in an anti-terrorism training program in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. The battalion graduated from a U.S. anti-terrorism training program intended to help this former Soviet republic root out Islamic militants. The program is part of the global counterterrorism effort that Washington launched after the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

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One of the founders of Colombia's Marxist FARC rebel army, Latin America's largest and oldest guerrilla insurgency, has died, apparently of a heart attack, El Tiempo newspaper has reported(***** Images

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An unidentifed terror suspect, rear, is escorted by an Indonesian police officer at Jakarta police headquarters, Friday, Dec. 12, 2003. Six Indonesian terror suspects, including the brother of Southeast Asia's top militant, arrived in Jakarta on a flight from Pakistan and are being questioned by police, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/ Muhammad Noval)

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Indian army soldiers from the Daredevil group display their balancing skills on a motorcycle during 'Vijay Divas' or Victory Day celebrations in Calcutta, India, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Vijay Divas is celebrated as Indias win over Pakistan in Dec. 16, 1971 war. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

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In this place that often seems burdened by the past, it is the future that is suddenly bearing down. Within the dominant right-wing party Likud, leaders who once advocated holding every inch of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and who for three years argued that Israel could make no concessions because it lacked a Palestinian peace partner, are now debating how quickly to concede how much of that territory. (Uriel Sinai/***** Images)

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Roadblocks and checkpoints are a source of resentment. A Palestinian student has been shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Nablus.Kamleh al-Shooli, 20, was killed when soldiers at a roadblock opened fire on a taxi taking her to the nearby al-Najah university. (***** Images file)

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Militants of Al Aqsa Martyrs' brigades, a violent group loosely linked with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction, seen on the posters bottom, hold their rifles during a demonstration in Gaza City, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Some 6,000 supporters of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, including more than 1,000 masked gunmen, some of whom carried rocket launchers, denounced the "Geneva Accord,'' a peace agreement recently reached by unofficial Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Supporters and militants, some of them masked and armed, of Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent group loosely linked with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction, march during a demonstration in Gaza City, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Some 6,000 supporters of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, including more than 1,000 masked gunmen, some of whom carried rocket launchers, denounced the "Geneva Accord,'' a peace agreement recently reached by unofficial Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Masked Hamas members crawl on the ground to show their military skills, during a rally to mark the 16th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, in West Bank city of Nablus, December 13, 2003. *******/Abed Omar Qusini

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A soldier with the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) uses an arabian scarf to tie the feet of a suspected Fedayeen soldier arrested during a shootout with U.S. soldiers in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, early Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. One suspected Fedayeen was killed and another arrested in the shootout in Saddam Hussein's volatile hometown. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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A soldier of U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Forse Ironhorse) guards a suspected Fedayeen member in Saddam Hussein 's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, early Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. One person was killed and another arrested in a shootout betwen U.S. troops that patrol and secure Saddam Hussein's volatile hometown. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) examine a suspected Fedayeen killed during a shootout with the U.S. soldiers in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, early Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. One suspected Fedayeen was killed and another arrested in the shootout in Saddam Hussein's volatile hometown.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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NIGHT FIRE — Alpha Battery "Demons" from the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, prepare to fire artillery rounds downrange at predetermined targets, during a night exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, near the Baghdad International Airport, Dec. 11, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Vernon Freeman

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A U.S. soldier secures the area after a suspect package was found in Baghdad, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, outside the United Nations Development Program building. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A U.S. soldier and Iraqi police secure the area after a suspect package was found in Baghdad, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, outside United Nations Development Program building. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police secure the area after a suspicious package was found in Baghdad, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, outside the United Nations Development Program building. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 10. 2003) -- An F-14B Tomcat, from Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7), launches off the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) while the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) steams alongside during a replenishment at sea. The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Summer M. Anderson. (RELEASED)

[Seoulstriker]

Hi-Res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/200312139111/$file/maj%20with%20nino.jpg)

Maj. Charles A. Western, task force commander, and his interpreter Maiko Siprashvili speak to the crowd in Republic Square as President Nino Burjanadze looks on.


marpat?


great job, he219 and vance!!! woot woot woot

[Kriz]

Nice work Vance, a big thumbs up :)

[Javehn]

Let's see who knows what is it , and for what it's orriginaly used :

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=490300

The thingy on the left side of picture , on the road.

[He219]

Israel build electronic fence security , not "Wall" (or apartehid wall as some people like to call it ) ... Those cubicals put in places where there is proximity between jews and palestinian , to prevent arms fire from arab to jewish territories.
I think it is self-evident that 'places where there is proximity between jews and palestinian' is a demographic reality all throughout Israel, as founded within the Middle East itself. To 'separate' two groups behind walls and guns only builds greater anymosity.

The latter part of your quote 'to prevent arms fire from arab to jewish territories' should also be qualified as mentioning that fire towards and from Israeli Settlements within the Occupied Territories is far more prevalent. I was under the belief the Wall was being constructed to restrict the passage of Palestinians, primarily suicide bombers.

Have a nice Day!
:D



An interesting image....
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=490415

Iraqi customers look at a satellite dish displayed outside an appliance shop in Baghdad, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Roof tops bristle with satellite dishes, linking Iraqis to the outside world for the first time in decades. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

[Seoulstriker]

An interesting image....
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=490415

Iraqi customers look at a satellite dish displayed outside an appliance shop in Baghdad, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Roof tops bristle with satellite dishes, linking Iraqis to the outside world for the first time in decades. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)


a very interesting photo... so they are finally making satellite dishes out of plastic and selling them by the bundle? it's come a long way since the metal dishes from the early 90s. :)

that's a lot of dishes.

[Vance]

Of course, I can't beat the master, He219. :D

[Apogee]

[quote="Seoulstriker"

marpat?
[/quote]

Yeah, thats MARPAT

[Javehn]

You misunderstood me , probably because of my bad explaining (again , if you want good answers , put it on the Israel-Palestine thread, i don't want this matter to extract on other threads every time over and over again ) . Jews are living in Israel with arabs in many places . I have couple of good arab friends , and i am learning with them now . In this place were this wall is standing , shots were fired to jewish side , and to prevent this from happening IDF put this bullet barrier . For better explanation - my thread .

Who the hell is Marpat ??

By the way , very nice pictures . Way to go for the effort .

[Seoulstriker]

marpat?


Yeah, thats MARPAT


is that a Georgian military man? the name sounds like he's from the US, but what is he doing in Georgia?

[Apogee]

It says " US MARINES" on his uniform. So I'm guessing hes a bonafid American jarhead. Hes most likely heading up a training task force over there. But don't quote me on his mission over there.

[He219]

Javehn,
MARPAT is USMC fractal camouflage, MARine-PATtern'. The Canadians have thier own, it's called CADPAT.

I've been trying to stay out of Irsaeli-Palestinian debates lately and post pic's with articles to show what is happening as seen by the world press. Accusations of shooting accross the Israeli/Occupied Territories Borders are more like 'trying to hand out speeding tickets at the INDY 500.' (quote=Apocalypse Now, ca. 1978)
;)

Thanks!
:D







marpat?


Yeah, thats MARPAT


is that a Georgian military man? the name sounds like he's from the US, but what is he doing in Georgia?

Here's the article:



Task Force GTEP graduates fourth battalion
Submitted by: Marine Forces Europe
Story Identification Number: 2003121385256
Story by 1stLt. Justin Colvin

TBILISI, Georgia(December 13, 2003)
The fourth phase of tactical training for Task Force Georgia Train and Equip Program ended Saturday with a downtown graduation ceremony for the 111th Light Infantry Battalion.

The 100-day training cycle, which focused mainly on company-level infantry tactics and maneuver warfare doctrine, was designed to professionalize selected units of the Georgian armed forces in order to provide security and stability to this troubled region. Over that short span of time, a battalion-size unit was transformed from inexperienced conscripts and volunteers off the street, to a cohesive fighting force executing company-size combined arms live fire exercises.

Georgia has been the scene of civil war and internal strife since its breakaway from the former Soviet Union, and was in danger of becoming a haven for international terrorism due to its strategic location and inability to secure its own borders. Task Force GTEP began as a response by President George W. Bush to a specific request for assistance by then-President Eduard Shevardnadze.

The program is a time-phased curriculum that began with staff training for the senior Georgian military leaders, and transitioned to tactical training for a brigade-sized element, which will include five battalions when the program concludes in May. U.S. Army Special Forces initially were responsible for the mission, but turned over command to the U.S. Marine Corps Dec. 15, 2002.

Since Memorial Day, 2002, the Georgian Ministry of Defense has been trained in maneuver warfare and command and staff skills, a commando battalion and mountain battalion have been trained, as well as two light infantry battalions. The final training cycle will begin in early January and will consist of a mechanized infantry company utilizing T-72 tanks and BMP-1 armored personnel carriers.

"We were here to train these soldiers and prepare them for their role in the Global War on Terrorism and we accomplished that mission," said Maj. Charles A. Western, task force commander. "I'm very proud of the hard work and dedication that my small team of Marines and U.S. Soldiers put forth, their efforts have had a huge impact on this country."
The graduation ceremony was held in Republic Square in downtown Tbilisi, the same location where over 50,000 protesters gathered last month before their historic peaceful march on Parliament dubbed "The Rose Revolution."

All four GTEP-trained battalions were in attendance creating an impressive display of military might. Interim President Nino Burjanadze, who took power after the Rose Revolution, spoke to the massive crowd of spectators and personally thanked the Marines, Soldiers and Sailors of the Task Force. Afterward, the president personally met with the Marine trainers and shook their hands.

The ceremony was concluded with a fly-over by two Mi-8 Hip helicopters, two UH-1 Hueys, and two Su-25 Frogfoot jets. "The ceremony was spectacular," said Capt. Justin Ansel, team leader. "Seeing all of that come together today really hit home and made me aware of the gravity of what we've accomplished here and how much this program and U.S. cooperation means to these people."


http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/dec2003/index/ii121303a.jpg

BABY SAVERS — U.S. Army Capt. Amber Hosier from the 250th Forward Surgical Team examines a newborn Iraqi girl with an improperly formed trachea and esophagus at a hospital in Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2003. Doctors from the 250th performed a procedure with Iraqi doctors to save her life. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe

http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/dec2003/articles/ii121203b.jpg

New Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers demonstrate how to enter and clear a building for the mayor and city council of Al Qaim. U.S. Army photo

http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/dec2003/articles/ii121203g.jpg

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan F. Leonard, a forward observer in charge of the 10th Mountain Brigade Combat Observation Lazing Team mans the 240B machine gun mounted on his truck while a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to sling load a damaged Humvee in the backround on Dec. 3, 2003. Bravo Company 1/87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division was operating in Paktika province as part of Mountain Avalanche in support of Operation Enduring freeedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt Ryan C. Creel

[Seoulstriker]

thanks, He219! you're the greatest! :hug:

[Argyll]

Yeah as always great pics!!
But where are the daily F/A 18 pics!!!!!!?

[He219]

Yeah as always great pics!!
But where are the daily F/A 18 pics!!!!!!?

Right here...

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_031209-N-7871M-001.jpg

Atlantic Ocean -- Bow catapult safety observer Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Harrison Brookes from Virginia Beach, Va., gives the thumbs up to launch an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Six (VFA-136) off the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Andrew Morrow. (RELEASED)

These are older images, but quite nice....

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_020421-N-0268C-001.jpg


020421-N-0268C-001 At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Apr. 21, 2002 -- Sailors assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA 113) perform a pre-flight inspection on an F-18C "Hornet.” Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) are conducting missions in the Gulf of Alaska while participating in exercise "Northern Edge" 2002. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Mason Cavazos. (RELEASED)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_030103-N-4655M-002.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_021030-N-4309A-005.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_020921-N-9593M-086.jpg



It's a TEAM effort....

;)

[Deuterium]

An interesting image....
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=490415

Iraqi customers look at a satellite dish displayed outside an appliance shop in Baghdad, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Roof tops bristle with satellite dishes, linking Iraqis to the outside world for the first time in decades. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)


a very interesting photo... so they are finally making satellite dishes out of plastic and selling them by the bundle? it's come a long way since the metal dishes from the early 90s. :)

that's a lot of dishes.

No they are metal.

[Operation Ivy]

*Cough* more tanks :D *Cough*

[Seoulstriker]

An interesting image....
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=490415

Iraqi customers look at a satellite dish displayed outside an appliance shop in Baghdad, Saturday Dec. 13, 2003. Roof tops bristle with satellite dishes, linking Iraqis to the outside world for the first time in decades. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)


a very interesting photo... so they are finally making satellite dishes out of plastic and selling them by the bundle? it's come a long way since the metal dishes from the early 90s. :)

that's a lot of dishes.

No they are metal.

metal? are you sure? aren't directv dishes made out of plastic?

[ShotOver]

http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2003-12-13T155021Z_01_NAB02D_RTRIDSP_2_MIDEAST.jpg

"Look at me go... im a crawlin, badass Jihad machine!"

[uri]

"Look at me go... im a crawlin, badass Jihad machine!"

yep, a real badass, i don't afraid kill women and children!
I am one bad mother****er!
I am RAMBO.

it's just that when i see an israeli soldier i run away . . .

[ShotOver]

Mine was a joke... :|

[uri]

Mine was a joke... :|

oops, sorry mate :)

it's still morning here in Israel, perhaps i need another cup of coffee...

:roll:

[ShotOver]

hahahahah, alrite mate :D